Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) is a grassroots organization grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism and advocates for justice and peace for all in Israel-Palestine. Our strength comes from our members. IJV has active chapters in cities and on university campuses across the country.

IJV is teaming up with Librarians and Archivists with Palestine for the international reading campaign, One Book, Many Communities! This year's featured book is "The Book of Disappearance" by Ibtisam Azem, translated from the original Arabic by Sinan Antoon. The Book of Disappearance imagines what would happen if Palestinians in...

Over the last few weeks, IJV has been releasing a series of dispatches from Palestinians reflecting on life under the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world grapples with the outbreak, and as we organize mutual aid and solidarity in many cities, we must keep Palestine in our minds and hearts. We...

Over the next few days, IJV will be releasing a series of dispatches from Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists reflecting on life under the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world grapples with the outbreak, and as we organize mutual aid and solidarity in many cities, we must keep Palestine in our...

Times of pandemic mean social distancing and staying at home to keep everyone safe. But just because we can’t be together in meetings or demonstrations doesn’t mean we’re slowing down! Join IJV for a series of powerful and engaging webinars on several topics relating to our work. Advance registration is...

Over the next few days, IJV will be releasing a series of dispatches from Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists reflecting on life under the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world grapples with the outbreak, and as we organize mutual aid and solidarity in many cities, we must keep Palestine in our...

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Gilad Paz is a 38-year old Israeli dissident and BDS supporter. He has been living in Montreal since 2016, and now faces deportation back to Israel despite receiving threats from high-level Israeli government officials. Hear his story in his own words. ... See MoreSee Less

Gilad Paz, a 38-year-old lawyer by trade, fled his native Israel to come to Canada in August 2016. He landed in Montreal, where he immediately filed a refugee claim, and has been living in that city ever since.

"Given the huge gravity of what Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to launch into in July, the mere threat should send chills up the spine of leaders claiming to uphold the rules-based, Westphalian legal order. Mr. Trudeau seems sanguine. His government has no qualms calling for Israel not to annex, all the while doing business with what it openly admits is illegal –an approach it will almost certainly continue to follow, even if annexation goes forward."

This year’s featured book is “The Book of Disappearance” by Ibtisam Azem. Set in modern-day Jaffa and the greater Tel Aviv area, the story follows Alaa, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and his friend Ariel, a Jewish Israeli. After Alaa disappears, Ariel finds Alaa’s journals. Alaa’s memory of his late grandmother, a survivor of the Nakba, confronts Ariel’s liberal Zionist convictions. Even in his absence, Alaa’s family memories create a dialogue with Ariel as the crisis of the mass disappearance unfolds. ... See MoreSee Less

IJV is teaming up with Librarians and Archivists with Palestine for the international reading campaign, One Book, Many Communities! This year's featured book is "The Book of Disappearance" by Ibtisam Azem, translated from the original Arabic by Sinan Antoon. The Book of Disappearance imagines what w

Beautiful art by Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian artists to link struggles against police brutality across continents.

"Art is a universal language that anyone can understand," says Aziz Asmar, an artist in Idlib, Syria. "Our humanity requires us to unite with other people who are facing injustice." ... See MoreSee Less